The short answer
- Most common: 3,000 supervised hours (35 of the 44 states that set a total).
- Fewest: no state with a total-hours rule asks for fewer than 3,000. Most: 4,000 hours (Arkansas, Michigan and Minnesota).
- Counted differently: 2 states count direct client hours instead (Florida 1,500 and New York 2,000).
- Time instead of hours: Arizona, Kentucky, Mississippi and South Dakota set a time requirement rather than an hour count.
- Supervision by video: fully allowed in 21 of 50 states.
LCSW supervision hours in every state
| State | License | Supervised hours | Supervision required | Minimum time | By video? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | LICSW | 3,000 hours | 96 hours of clinical supervision from a board-approved LICSW supervisor | 2 years (24 months of supervision) | After board approval |
| Alaska | LCSW | 3,000 hours | at least 100 hours of direct clinical supervision, equitably distributed; no more than 50 in group | two years | Yes, fully |
| Arizona | LCSW | Time-based: 24 months | at least 100 hours clinical supervision; ≥50 by a Board-licensed LCSW; ≥25 individual | 24 months | Yes, fully |
| Arkansas | LCSW | 4,000 hours | at least 100 direct supervision hours during the 24-month period | 24 months | Yes, fully |
| California | LCSW | 3,000 hours | 104 supervised weeks; ≥52 individual/triadic; ≥13 weeks by an LCSW; ≥1,700 hours under an LCSW | 104 weeks | Yes, fully |
| Colorado | LCSW | 3,360 hours | at least 96 hours; ≥48 individual (in person or telesupervision) | 24 months | Yes, fully |
| Connecticut | LCSW | 3,000 hours | not less than 100 hours of work under professional supervision by an LCSW or certified independent social worker | — | With limits |
| Delaware | LCSW | 3,200 hours | at least 100 hours of 1-to-1 supervision | 2 years | Yes, fully |
| Florida | LCSW | 1,500 direct client hours | at least 100 hours of supervision in no less than 100 weeks | 2 years (no less than 100 weeks) | Partly in person |
| Georgia | LCSW | 3,000 hours | 120 hours; ≥50% by a qualifying LCSW | 36 months | Yes, fully |
| Hawaii | LCSW | 3,000 hours | at least 100 hours; ≥60 individual | 2 years | Yes, fully |
| Idaho | LCSW | 3,000 hours | At least 100 hours face-to-face with supervisor; ≤50 group | no fewer than 2 years | Yes, fully |
| Illinois | LCSW | 3,000 hours | Average of at least 4 hours each month | — | With limits |
| Indiana | LCSW | 3,000 hours | Minimum of 4 hours per month face-to-face | 2 years | Yes, fully |
| Iowa | LISW | 3,000 hours | At least 110 hours of direct supervision; max 50 group | minimum of two years | Yes, fully |
| Kansas | LSCSW | 3,000 hours | 100 hours of clinical supervision; ≥50 individual | not less than two years | With limits |
| Kentucky | LCSW | Time-based: 2 years | 150 hours; ≥100 individual | 2 years | After board approval |
| Louisiana | LCSW | 3,000 hours | 96 hours of face-to-face supervision | 2 years | With limits |
| Maine | LCSW | 3,200 hours | 96 hours of consultation; ≥72 individual (192 / ≥144 individual for nonclinical MSW) | 2 years (4 years for nonclinical-concentration MSW) | Yes, fully |
| Maryland | LCSW-C | 3,000 hours | 100 hours of periodic face-to-face supervision | 2 years (summary sheet: not less than 104 weeks) | With limits |
| Massachusetts | LICSW | 3,500 hours | 100 hours of individual face-to-face clinical supervision by an LICSW (or LICSW-eligible exempt individual) | 2 years from LCSW licensure | Yes, fully |
| Michigan | LMSW-Clinical | 4,000 hours | supervisory review at least 4 hours per month, at least 2 of them individual | 2 years | Yes, fully |
| Minnesota | LICSW | 4,000 hours | 200 hours; 100 one-on-one (in person or eye-to-eye electronic media) | — | Yes, fully |
| Mississippi | LCSW | Time-based: 24 months | minimum of one hundred (100) hours face-to-face with the LCSW supervisor | 24 months | Partly in person |
| Missouri | LCSW | 3,000 hours | — | 24 months | After board approval |
| Montana | LCSW | 3,000 hours | at least 100 hours individual or group; ≥50 individual face-to-face by an LCSW, ≥10 of those with direct observation of service delivery | 24 months (candidates licensed after Aug 22, 2026) | With limits |
| Nebraska | LIMHP | 3,000 hours | — | — | Yes, fully |
| Nevada | LCSW | 3,000 hours | At least 1,000 of the 3,000 hours supervised by a Board-approved LCSW | Not earlier than 2 years after Board approves the program | Partly in person |
| New Hampshire | LICSW | 3,000 hours | 100 hours individual face-to-face supervision | 2 years; each 1,500-hour year within not less than 12 months | With limits |
| New Jersey | LCSW | 3,000 hours | — | No less than two years | Partly in person |
| New Mexico | LCSW | 3,600 hours | 100 hours of supervision (≥70 direct; ≤50 group; ≤30 interdisciplinary) | Not less than two years of post-graduate direct/clinical social work experience | With limits |
| New York | LCSW | 2,000 direct client hours | at least 100 hours of face-to-face individual or group clinical supervision | 36 months | Yes, fully |
| North Carolina | LCSW | 3,000 hours | minimum of 100 hours of supervision | 2 years | Partly in person |
| North Dakota | LCSW | 3,000 hours | minimum of 150 hours of face-to-face clinical supervision | — | With limits |
| Ohio | LISW | 3,000 hours | no less than 150 hours total | two complete years (24 full months) | Partly in person |
| Oklahoma | LCSW | 3,000 hours | at least 100 hours of educational supervision | — | With limits |
| Oregon | LCSW | 3,500 hours | 100 hours, of which ≥50 individual; ≥50 with an OAR 877-020-0012(1) or (3)(a) supervisor; ≤50 with an alternate supervisor | 24 consecutive months | With limits |
| Pennsylvania | LCSW | 3,000 hours | 2 hours per 40 hours of experience (≈150 hours for 3,000) | 2 years | Yes, fully |
| Rhode Island | LICSW | 3,000 hours | At least 1 hour per 20 hours of direct client contact (≥75 hours for 1,500 direct hours) | 24 months (listed as 24 months of experience acceptable to the Board) | With limits |
| South Carolina | LISW-CP | 3,000 hours | 100 hours of face-to-face direct clinical supervision, equitably distributed | 2 years | After board approval |
| South Dakota | CSW-PIP | Time-based: 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time) | Full-time: 4 hours individual per month (2 yrs); part-time 18-29 hrs/wk: 2 hours per month (4 yrs) | 2 years (full-time) or 4 years (part-time) | With limits |
| Tennessee | LCSW | 3,000 hours | 100 supervisor contact hours (in addition to the 3,000); ≥60 individual | not less than a two (2) year period | Partly in person |
| Texas | LCSW | 3,000 hours | minimum of 100 hours of supervision with a Council-approved supervisor | 24 full months | With limits |
| Utah | LCSW | 3,000 hours | 100 direct clinical supervision hours, ≥25 direct observation (75 if CSW issued before May 1, 2024) | — | With limits |
| Vermont | LICSW | 3,000 hours | one hour of supervision per 30 hours of practice (≈100 hours); at least half individual | no less than two years | Yes, fully |
| Virginia | LCSW | 3,000 hours | at least 100 hours; no more than 50 in group | no less than two consecutive years | With limits |
| Washington | LICSW | 3,000 hours | 100 hours direct supervision; ≥70 with LICSW; ≥60 one-to-one | not less than two years | Yes, fully |
| West Virginia | LICSW | 3,000 hours | 100 hours face-to-face clinical supervision; ≥50% individual | No less than two years of full-time employment or 3,000 hours full/part time | After board approval |
| Wisconsin | LCSW | 3,000 hours | — | — | Yes, fully |
| Wyoming | LCSW | 3,000 hours | 100 post-graduate hours of clinical supervision (statute: face-to-face individual) with a DQCS | Not less than 18 months | With limits |
“By video?”: Yes, fully means required supervision can be done entirely by live video with no in-person minimum; With limits means video is mostly allowed with conditions; After board approval means the supervisor needs a state supervisor credential and the board approves the arrangement first; Partly in person means some supervision or presence must be in person. The client’s location decides which state’s rules apply.
How to read these numbers
States count differently. Most set a total of supervised experience hours, and a smaller share of that total must be supervision itself (the “Supervision required” column). Some count only direct client contact, and a few set a period of time instead of an hour count. Many also cap how many hours you can earn per week, which sets the real minimum time; those caps, time limits, exams and supervisor qualifications are on each state’s page.
These figures come from each board’s rules, statutes and publications, checked on September 25, 2026. Rules change, so confirm with your board before you plan around a number.